CAIRO — This week’s presidential election in Egypt is not about who wins — that was settled long ago — but about how many people bother to cast ballots. But they were all either arrested or pressured to withdraw, making this the least competitive election since the 2011 uprising raised hopes of democratic change. A woman carries a tray of bread in front of an election campaign banner for Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 25, 2018. This week’s presidential election is not about who wins -- that was settled long ago -- but about how many people bother to cast ballots. An assault on a mosque in November killed more than 300 people — the worst terror attack in Egypt’s modern history.

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2018 15:28 UTC